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16 Bundesländer: numbers, articles following 'in', 'zu', 'nach'

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I understand the format and use of cardinal and ordinal numbers in German, and can use the correct preposition to express 'to'.

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Cardinal numbers (e.g., 'one') are used for counting or quantities. Ordinal numbers (e.g., ‘first’) show order. Add '-te' to numbers 1-19 and '-ste' to numbers 20 and above to create ordinal numbers, e.g., 'fünfte' ('fifth'). For dates, use 'am' to say 'on the' and add '-n' to the ordinal number, e.g., 'am fünften August' (on the 5th August). Use 'in' with the dative case to say 'in' and with the accusative case to mean 'into', e.g., 'ich gehe in die Schule'. 'Nach' means 'to' with place names and most countries. Use 'zu' plus dative for places with articles, people and events.

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